Robert Collins wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Li-Kai Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>>however, files and file systems are two different concepts! fhandler
>>
>
>Corinna has already indicated that this is the desired end direction,
>with one class hierarchy for fs's and one for files.
>
>>apparently it is not the way it is right now in cygwin. :(
>>
>
>Exactly. However making the readdir and opendir calls use objects and
>stop being hardcoded to win32 is a good step in the right direction.
>
>>to code the way i want them to. i'll genuinely code this thing if I
>>
>know
>
>>that people like my idea and so it won't end up being hated and
>>
>discarded.
>
>It won't end up being hated and discarded :]. I strongly suggest a
>one-step-at-a-time approach though: a series of small patches that make
>specific changes to get from here to there. Biting off too much is a
>common reason for architectural changes to fail.
>
>Rob
>
however i am eager, i must agree with you on "one-step-at-a-time"
approach. i know i have a tendency to get greedy and slurp a big chunk
at once, but at the same time i also fear that any addition to (or more
reliance on) the current unorthodox way fhandler works would also make
the transition more difficult.
liulk
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